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MINOOKA - Minooka Community High School recognized members of its senior class during a special evening of departmental awards, local scholarship announcements, and other presentations at the annual Senior Honors Night on April 18 in the MCHS - Central Campus Performing Arts Center.
Honorees for the evening included:
DEPARTMENT AWARDS
Art Department: Art Award - Krista Stawarz
Career and Technical Education Department: Agriculture Award - Hunter Brown; Business & Computer Science Award - Jack Sullivan; Family and Consumer Science Award - Haley Boerema, and; Industrial Technology Award - Alexcis Nava
English Department: Academic Excellence in English Award - Hailey Jermolowicz, and Academic Improvement in English Award - Matthew Spalding
Mathematics Department: Best Calculus Student Award - Lauren Watts; Best Overall Math Student Award - Lauren Watts Best PreCalculus Student Award - Alex Wojtowicz, and; Best PreCalculus Honors Student Award - Delaney Peeples
Music Department: The Robert William Rushton Award - Nathan Garner
Physical Education Department: Arrow Award - Zackary Kijowski and Ashley Tutt
Science Department: Top Science Student Award - Elena Costa
Social Studies Department: Outstanding Social Studies Student Award - Lauren Watts and Lydia Kurtz
World Languages Department: French IV Honors Award - Adam Bieker; Spanish IV Honors Award - Reed Christensen, and; Spanish V Honors Award - Madisyn Serr
LOCAL AWARDS
Minooka American Legion Award: Jacob Bugajski and Alexandra Kaste
Daughters of the American Revolution Award: Maria Ruettiger
Rex Siron Award: Hailey Arlis and Jonathan Butler
12-Sport Athlete Award: Hailey Arlis, Brooke Lynn Bachmann and Jacob Bugajski
LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Allison Rivera Memorial Literary Scholarship: Abigail Boland
Allison Rivera Memorial Science Scholarship: Brooke Dykstra
Channahon Federation of Teachers Scholarship: Bailey Lyman
Channahon Lions Club Scholarship: Natasha Bills, Allison Lyman and Jose Rodriguez
Channahon/Minooka Chamber Scholarship: Hunter Nelson
Channahon/Minooka Rotary Club: Elizabeth Badalamenti, Isabella Cernetich, Lauren Heafey, Hailey Jermolowicz and Zackary Kijowski
Minooka Choir Booster Music Scholarship: Nathan Garner and Corbyn Holman
Exelon Nuclear Scholarship: Abigail Holloway
Flint Hills Resources Discovery Scholarship: Lauren Watts
“I’m with the (Marching) Band” Scholarship: Abigail Holloway
Jean McCoy Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Brianna Specht
JJC High School Foundation Scholarship: Kyle Kobe
Dr. John J. & Mildred Brinckerhoff Coady Scholarship: Lydia Kurtz
Kathleen Kenney Memorial Education Scholarship: Abigail Belluomini and Walker Whalen
Mark Smith Legacy Foundation Scholarship: Hanna Dilday
#SmithStrong Track & Field Scholarship: Brennan Loughran
Martha A. Slyter Elementary Education Scholarship: Hanna Dilday and Jaclynne Martinez
Mary Pat Collins Memorial Scholarship: Jaclynne Martinez
Masonic Mazon Lodge Scholarship: Rebecca Cerza
Michael Mizerka Legacy Scholarship: Anthony Fazio
Minooka Indian Athletic Booster Scholarship: Jack Bauer, Jacob Bugajski, Zackary Kijowski, Antonio Milazzo, Hailey Arlis, Abigail Holloway, Allison Lyman and Bailey Lyman
Minooka Lacrosse Scholarship: Abigail Holloway and Logan Pulido
Minooka Lions Club Scholarship: Madalyn O’Dette, Lydia Kurtz, Hanna Dilday, Hailey Jermolowicz, Taylor Billie, Bailey Lyman, Morgan Gierman, Tyler Richart, Logan O’Brien, Lauren Heafey, Zackary Kijowski, Anne Calonico, Jon-Carlo Manzo, Lauren Watts, Rebecca Cerza, Shalyn Horvat and Emily Worden
Minooka Women’s Club Scholarship: Elizabeth Badalamenti, Abigail Belluomini, Taylor Billie, Natasha Bills, Anne Calonico, Elena Costa, Erin Dunn, Brooke Dykstra, Allison Lyman, Delaney Peeples and Lauren Watts
Rezin “Heart & Ambition” Scholarship: Maria Ruettiger
Rotary Club of Shorewood Scholarship: Chloe Bacza, Reed Christensen, Elena Costa and Lauren Watts
Shawn Capodice Memorial Scholarship: Maria Ruettiger
Shorewood HUGS Scholarship: Anne Calonico
St. Mary’s Church Scholarship: Isabella Cernetich, Shalyn Horvat, Jacqueline Sekula, Casey Delaney, Peter Klepec, Timmothy Luu, Maria Ruettiger, Jillian Russell and Victoria House
The Private Bank Scholarship: Monica Delgado and Hunter Nelson
Will County Farm Bureau Scholarship: Alex Wojtowicz
Simotes Motors Family Scholarships: Baseball - Logan O’Brien, Boys Basketball - Antonio Milazzo, Football - Walker Whalen, Girls Basketball - Abigail Holloway and Volleyball - Kamryn Johnson
A total of 94 local scholarships worth $78,000 were awarded at Senior Honors Night. MCHS sincerely thanks each of the local organizations, groups, and businesses that have shown their support of MCHS seniors by offering a local scholarship.